HomeMy WebLinkAbout24053RESOLUTION NO. 24053
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING THE NEW
2016-2021 CITY OF PALM SPRINGS SUSTAINABILITY
MASTER PLAN.
WHEREAS, due to the City of Palm Springs legacy of a decades of commitment
to the environment and leadership in sustainability; and
WHEREAS, to address climate change the City of Palm Springs adopted the
Palm Springs Path to a Sustainable Community Plan in 2008 to support efforts to curb
global warming, adopt greenhouse gas emission (GHG) reduction goals for the City of
Palm Springs, and call for continuing and new actions toward achieving those goals;
and
WHEREAS, the City of Palm Springs was a signatory to the U.S. Mayor's
Climate Protection Agreement, an agreement that more than 1000 mayors from the 50
states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, have signed; and
WHEREAS, in 2008 the City of Palm Springs created and appointed the first
members of the Sustainability Commission, formerly the resource Conservation
Commission; and
WHEREAS, in 2010 the City of Palm Springs Office of Sustainability (OS) issued
the first City Greenhouse Gas Inventory (GHG), which included a suite of actions to
reduce GHG emissions; and
WHEREAS, OS took leadership in adopting the Coachella Valley Green for Life
program and accompanying Energy and Climate Action Plans; and
WHEREAS, OS commissioned a technical study and convened technical
committees to identify action options and potential pathways to climate change
mitigation in the 2016 Palm Springs Sustainability Master Plan update; and
WHEREAS, input from the general public was actively sought during
development of the 2016 Palm Springs Sustainability Master Plan through online
surveys and public meetings; and
WHEREAS, the 2016 Palm Springs Sustainability Master Plan identifies actions
to achieve City climate goals while also substantially contributing to many other City
goals, including transportation choices, building energy efficiency, solid waste reduction,
urban forest protection, sustainable economic development, and clean air.
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Resolution No. 24053
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NOW, THEREFORE THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS
DETERMINES, RESOLVES AND APPROVES AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The City of Palm Springs Sustainability Master Plan, attached
hereto as Attachment 1, is hereby adopted.
ADOPTED THIS 23RD DAY OF JUNE, 2016.
David H. Ready, City M ger
ATTEST:
mes Thompson, City Clerk
CERTIFICATION
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE) SS.
CITY OF PALM SPRINGS)
I, JAMES THOMPSON, City Clerk of the City of Palm Springs, hereby certify that
Resolution No. 24053 is a full, true and correct copy, and was duly adopted at a regular
meeting of the City Council of the City of Palm Springs on the 23`d day of June, 2016, by
the following vote:
AYES: Councilmember Foat, Councilmember Kors, Councilmember Roberts,
Mayor Pro Tern Mills, and Mayor Moon.
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
ABSTAIN: None.
ames Thompson, City Clerk
City of Palm Springs, California